Yes, the unexpected arrival of a drunken, belligerent Councilman Jeremy "I have five bathrooms" Jamm, equipped with his aunt's megaphone and some stink bombs from Amazon, almost ruined the entire affair. In fact, he did sour the first attempt completely, leading to, perhaps, the ultimate Ron Swanson moment of all time. "I'll give you that one," Ron said calmly after Jamm half-punched Ron's shoulder. And all of it led to a wonderful bonding moment between Ron and Leslie. The "Ron and Diane" episode a few months back touched on all the things that we mistook their relationship to be back in Season 2, but this chapter really forged their bond and brought to light what their relationship actually is. Plus, was there ever a more human moment between them than when Leslie smiled and said "Okay, weirdo" after Ron told her how he felt in three meaningful, succinct sentences?

You are a wonderful person. Your friendship means a lot to me. And you look very beautiful.

I mean, is there anything better to hear from a word-conscience straight-shooter?

Sure, the wedding eventually happening at City Hall felt overtly "TV," but it's not like this show hasn't made it a point over and over that Leslie freakin' loves the bustling hallways of Pawnee's local government. I bet she even holds a soft spot in her heart for the dreaded Fourth Floor. And I can't think of a better happening for Ron to stick around for, never having willing spent any time in the office past 5:04pm. Plus, Leslie's favorite place in the entire world is a bench under a mural. So the cliche still worked because it had been well-established beforehand.

Yes, the final five minutes of this were meant to tug at the heart-strings more than squeeze your laugh box, but it still all felt like a welcome throwback to the TV weddings of yesteryear. Where an original plan gets scrapped and then people come together to throw together a ceremony, making the entire thing even more romantic. It just so happens that this episode was about a thrown-together wedding failing, making everyone resort to, like, a "Plan C."

Andy may have left this episode strumming his guitar, laughing and drinking, but he's the one who also received the bad news of the night. That's right, no cop career for Mr. Dwyer. With or without a dog for a partner. Close only counts in horse grenades. Seabiscuit taught us that. I still think Andy being a cop would be a remarkable storyline, so I've been waiting for some strings to get pulled or for the story to somehow get turned around, but I guess they're sticking with it as a mark in the loss column.

Now Falcon and Turtle Dove are united in holy matrimony. No, Falcon didn't elope with Game of Thrones, although there is a part of me that wishes Jerry could have gotten a chance to read Tom's jokes during the ceremony so that the whole room could bask in his awful delivery. If the joyous celebration, the win over Jamm and the Mouse Rat song made this episode feel like a season finale, it's because it was originally intended to be. Or even the last episode ever if EP Michael Schur had doubts about the series even returning for a Season 6. But thankfully we'll get to peek into the lives of the newlyweds, and find out what awaits Andy, for at least six more episodes.

Sure, there was very little that could go horribly wrong with this episode, but there's still something to be said for delivering the goods. Especially when we've all been swooning for a week straight.

Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and on IGN at mattfowler. No other choice you will ever make will be as easy and render such a great reward.

Amazing

A superb, feel-good "could have been the finale" episode of Parks and Rec that I'm so glad wasn't.

21 Feb 2013

"I'm all like, damn girl, you mad sweet on that back meat."

April swiped all the marriage licenses to make her marriage more special.

Jerry wets his pants when he gets excited. Better than a heart attack, I suppose.

"I'm not getting married without you there to walk me down the aisle."